Comparison Photos

Been a while since I've done this. These are both kids at 16 months.

Pre-K Graduation

I am so behind in posting this- this was May 30 and Will's school had the nicest graduation celebration! The parents were set up in camp chairs in the parking lot and there were risers and decoration on the front of the building.

As they played the traditional graduation march the kids came around the corner and had their little caps and tassels on. I could see Will say to the kid next to him that "I can't see my mom." Here is his precious face when he saw me. Love.

After they came in they said the pledge and the director spoke and gave a super sweet speech that may or may not have made this momma shed a tear. After that the kids sung about 8 songs. While Will participated vocally and knew every word, he did not do any hand motions which you will see in the pictures. We didn't care, though. Watching that sweet boy sing about made my heart burst.

I was so lucky to have the two most handsome boys there!

Afterwards there was a lunch reception on the playground. This wall had a picture of each kid in a safari hat and they asked them what they're looking forward to most on their "Kindergarten Adventure."

The food was delicious and the decor was super cute.

Gigi, Meme, and Poppy were all there to watch our little graduate.

Proud Mom & Dad:

These were his FANTASTIC teachers Ms. Amy and Ms. Donna. Will adored these two and they did a great job with their pre-K prep. Will is already talking about how much he misses them.

Oh these two.

Owen and Will have been pretty inseperable since birth.

I can't hardly believe these sweet boys are ready to go to Kindergarten. They will be going to different buildings which absolutely breaks my heart. I don't know what these two are going to do without each other.

We are going to have to be sure to have a play date on the calendar at all times! So proud of these big boys!!!

Amazeum Event

Next fall Bentonville will be getting a new museum dedicated to kids and science and the art of "tinkering." They have been doing some things in the community already and this past Saturday they were at the Farmers Market. There was a large area roped off with hundreds of boxes. Kids were given a Superhero cape and then welcomed into "boxtropolis."  They built a wall around the perimeter. They built a giant pyramid. They built towers and they built houses. After a reasonable amount of time there was a voice of a villain that was coming to knock their work down and the superheroes decided they would all do it first. What fun! 

Elliette and I sat and watched while enjoying a super healthy breakfast: 

Will loved this event and we can't wait to see what the Amazeum comes up with next! 

Crawfish and Snails

I would have never imagined 10 years ago just how many hours we would spend with our children in creeks. We go All. The. Time. I'm not complaining, it's free and they love it. Our last visit included catching crawfish and about a million snails. 

The brave face (holding a crawfish): 

The more realistic version: 

All of these black dots caught my attention. Upon closer inspection I realized all of these were tiny snails! 

I was fascinated! 

My favorite sight: